Synonyms for constraint
noun
The use of force
coercion, force, compulsion; see pressure 2, restraint 2.
Shyness
bashfulness, restraint, awkwardness, timidity; see humility, modesty 1, reserve 2, restraint 1.
Confinement
captivity, detention, restriction, limitation; see arrest 1, confinement 1.
See constraint in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
Power used to overcome resistance:
coercion, compulsion, duress, force, pressure, strength, violence. See attackThe act of limiting or condition of being limited:
circumscription, confinement, limitation, restraint, restriction. See limitedSomething that limits or restricts:
check, circumscription, cramp2, curb, inhibition, limit, limitation, restraint, restriction, stricture, trammel. See limited
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